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Four men in a boat
Object Number 2004.29.10153
Display Title Four men in a boat
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations Written on board: Dutch Guiana / Bush [offensive term] conveying [offensive term] miners up the Maroni River. / Dutch Guiana / There was a fetish of feathers and odd things in way / of fruit seeds, etc. in a dish on top of the tarpelin. C. W. Furlong
Department Photographic
Artist Col. Charles Wellington Furlong
Culture
  • Native South American styles
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Dutch Guiana
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 8.255 × 13.0175 cm (3 1/4 × 5 1/8 in.)

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